Thank you Jeff! Yes, these are for experienced pilots for sure, and considering they are the only 3 prototypes in country, the pilots did an amazing job! All the best!
Beautiful planes,was surprised they were released in the fruit basket, they were in development for over a year by the manufacturer. Glad to see they made it to market. Good job.
Beautiful jet, glad mines coming. The winds looked pretty stout to me, it you see the number on the guys cap that was shooting images. All things considered, I think they flew super nice and scale, thanks for sharing 👊🏼
Seems like there was a lot of wind for this one John. Any reason they didn't retract the gear and only flew circles with the wings extended on this first flight? Looking forward to the details and the acro! 😁😁 Great capture brother!
Hey Adam, there was some wind (slightly cross-quarter) but it was very manageable. This first flight was kept tame on purpose, really meant to show the models all displayed at once. The gear was initialization issue, nothing wrong with it at all and they all functioned flawlessly from there on out. Just wait until you see Jeremy's solo flight! Yeehaw!
I have no idea, but I suspect we'll know more as the release date approaches. These are beta test prototypes, so we should know soon enough about power options...
Well John, you've "filmed" a small part of rc aviation history. They look great together. Smooth landings, all of them. Looks like they're still evaluating these prototypes. Good stuff my friend!! AirHammer out!!
Thanks for checking in my friend! Yes indeed, Jeremy Solt (the demo team leader) said they weren't afraid at all to demo these planes in front of the public, and literally show the various adjustments in "real time". These are in fact the only prototypes in the USA as of the time of this video. They are "Beta" test models and any changes made to production models will likely come from the very flights you are watching. Pretty humbling when you think about it, and yes brother, I think we captured a small piece of RC history...
Just a basic flight to demo so three ships at once. Regarding the gear, there was an initialization issue that might have been pilot related. It was rectified later on and all subsequent videos will show that. Thanks for checking in!
Absolutely beautiful jets. Thank you John for bringing us the video. Is there some kind of design flaw in those main gear mechanisms? Looks like one of them got stuck in the retracted configuration after he lowered the gear again at 8:07. I hope Xfly can fix it with the production batch.
Thanks Enzo! There is NO design flaw with the gear, just some things going on with the initialization which got rectified on subsequent flights. The gear worked flawlessly in the many flights after this one, almost all of which I captured and will be showing up in the next few days. This model is absolutely amazing! Cheers my friend!
@@enzok6414 Indeed Enzo! I think I heard sometime in the early summer; I have another video coming out soon where the lead demo pilot (Jeremy Solt) explains a lot of what's coming next with the project. Stay tuned!
So I need to ask a question as I have been out of the hobby for a few years. Banana Hobby used to have a horrible reputation from putting out terrible products. Have they improved? Perhaps they are under new management and have cleaned up some of the issues. I love these B-1s and was seriously thinking about getting one. I just don't want to waste money on something that is not any good. I am not trying to throw anyone under the bus. Serious question here, should I spend the money?
These are real, honest questions. I can only say this: all companies can improve, and I think it's likely Banana Hobby has. Besides, you have to realize this model is made by Xfly. Xfly is to my understanding, basically the top 4 or 5 model designers and engineers that left FMS to start XFly. Banana Hobby is the exclusive distributor. Watch the next videos I have posted about this model, and in particular the video with Jeremy Solt explaining the various design features, and I think you're going to be impressed..
Kudos for a fantastic plane. It would be nice to have a stabilized camera, or even a chase drone as the vid was very poor quality considering such a monumental release.
I didn't even know these models would be at AEF, so I was taken by surprise for sure! I was just happy to capture the moment, however amateurish it may appear. All the best to you!
Two have flown quite a bit together, one was new. Oh, BTW, the planes had only been in country less than a week. Maybe you should check the three other videos I posted of this model...
I've posted 4 videos of this jet so far on my RUclips channel. I'd recommend you check out my other videos and I guarantee you'll see the gear and wings in action 😉👍
Not sure, but in my walkaround video with Jeremy Solt he goes over the specs of wingspan, length, etc. I'm sure you could figure out the scale from there...
3 of them, but not a single high speed pass or even a gear up pass? Can appreciate a new product, but I'd want to know more about what a $700 aircraft can do before I'd put the money down for one.
We had an odd anomaly on the debut flight where the gear didn’t cycle on two of the 3 planes. The gear and wing sweep flying happened several times during the event. As a note we figured out the issue in later testing and have resolved the issue we found. The final production In final quality tests has V-2 gear retracts.
@@bananahobby Thanks so much for checking in and YES, in the other videos in the series I shot at the event, the gear cycled flawlessly and the wing sweep feature was very impressive! A fantastic and ground-breaking model!
Nice video. I wish I was there. I do a lot of aerial chasing videos. Can't wait till someone gets one near me so I can do some epic in air filming! So Banana hobby if you're listening. If you're anywhere near El Paso or Albuquerque hit me up I'll get you some good promo shots, for free! Lol
@@JustwingitRC Andy a guy I know from Albuquerque was out there I didn't find out about it until that afternoon while you were filming. I'm kind of out of the loop on things like that.
The reason was because we had an anomaly with the gear we hadn’t seen before. We landed, recycled power and flew a full on performance flight with all that you are questioning.
I was excited until I heard 700 dollars. 300 to 500 might be reasonable for a PNP. Not interested anymore. It is just a twin 70mm. If there's a kit version, I have plenty of extra fans and servos. I'd be happy to put my own together.
To each his own. Twin 70mm fans, swing wings, all the tech inside to make it all work. Not to mention all new molds, never been done before. Yeah, 700 is actually pretty fair. I suspect they will sell all their pre-orders...
@@JustwingitRC you're probably right. I just won't be buying one. They'd sell more and profit more at a lower price point. When you don't price-lock certain people out of a product, you'll sell way more products. Especially something that hasn't been done before. If it were another twin flanker, twin airliner, or model that has other options in different brands, the higher price point might be more profitable as long as there were more scale features than the competition. This is a plane that would sell exponentially more products in a lower price tier. That's just my opinion.
Ummm...you might want to check out the very next video I posted of this plane. In fact, I currently have 4 videos up on this plane. And yes, the gear retracts...
@@tabdycollins You might do yourself a favour and check out the other videos I posted on my channel of this model...far from being demonstrated poorly...
G'day Mate! Another Fantastic video brother, thanks for taking the time to film the beautiful aircraft! Cheers from Down Under!
Thank you so much for checking in mate, glad you enjoyed it! Much more video to come with these jets! Cheers!
Theses are great looking birds, really looking forward to see one up close and personal. Great you filmed them🫡
Thanks friend! This one is a bit raw, like you are at the field. Just wait until you see the other videos!
The B-1B looks like a hand full to fly, realize these are prototypes, it looks amazing, John great video and thank you Jeff in LA USA
Thank you Jeff! Yes, these are for experienced pilots for sure, and considering they are the only 3 prototypes in country, the pilots did an amazing job! All the best!
As3x would dial them in right now. BADASS jets 😎
“Terrible landings “, no damage, beautiful!!!!
Indeed David, indeed!!
Wow, very smooth takeoffs and it looks like they fly really great. Thanks for sharing the flights of these new additions to the hobby.
Thank you for the good words and for checking in! Glad you enjoyed this one my friend!
Just seriously cool can’t wait to get one nice to see something totally different 🛩🤙🏻🇬🇧
Thanks Andy! I think this one caught lots of folks by surprise; wouldn't be shocked to hear that pre-orders are selling out! Cheers mate 😁👍🇬🇧🤙
Beautiful planes,was surprised they were released in the fruit basket, they were in development for over a year by the manufacturer. Glad to see they made it to market. Good job.
Very Nice. I did notice you did not fly it with wings swept back? is it bad? or just not a good day to do it?
This was really just a debut flight. In the video I just posted you'll see the wings sweep in flight! Thanks for checking in my friend!
Beautiful jet, glad mines coming. The winds looked pretty stout to me, it you see the number on the guys cap that was shooting images. All things considered, I think they flew super nice and scale, thanks for sharing 👊🏼
Thanks for checking in Jeff and I agree on all accounts! Beautiful scale models and they handled a pretty stout wind for sure! All the best to you 🤠👍
Like to see them fly with the wings swept. Gear retract in flight?
Check out the other videos of these planes on my channel...You'll see all of that!
Seems like there was a lot of wind for this one John. Any reason they didn't retract the gear and only flew circles with the wings extended on this first flight? Looking forward to the details and the acro! 😁😁 Great capture brother!
Hey Adam, there was some wind (slightly cross-quarter) but it was very manageable. This first flight was kept tame on purpose, really meant to show the models all displayed at once. The gear was initialization issue, nothing wrong with it at all and they all functioned flawlessly from there on out. Just wait until you see Jeremy's solo flight! Yeehaw!
Is there room/option to upgrade to 80mm motors? Like the fms A10 can go from 80 to 90mm right?
I have no idea, but I suspect we'll know more as the release date approaches. These are beta test prototypes, so we should know soon enough about power options...
Well John, you've "filmed" a small part of rc aviation history.
They look great together. Smooth landings, all of them. Looks like they're still evaluating these prototypes. Good stuff my friend!!
AirHammer out!!
Thanks for checking in my friend! Yes indeed, Jeremy Solt (the demo team leader) said they weren't afraid at all to demo these planes in front of the public, and literally show the various adjustments in "real time". These are in fact the only prototypes in the USA as of the time of this video. They are "Beta" test models and any changes made to production models will likely come from the very flights you are watching. Pretty humbling when you think about it, and yes brother, I think we captured a small piece of RC history...
Fantastic video John! I would love to see a wing transition in flight. Your raw video is better than my hack jobs 🤣. Thanks for sharing
Thanks brother! You're going to see wing sweep and some basic aerobatics later on, that I can assure you 😉😁
Oo that cz cessna tail dragger with the trike wheel pants. I didn't even consider that, what a good idea
Right?! It actually looks really good like that!
Very curious about the reason why the gear were not retracted during this flight?
Just a basic flight to demo so three ships at once. Regarding the gear, there was an initialization issue that might have been pilot related. It was rectified later on and all subsequent videos will show that. Thanks for checking in!
Absolutely beautiful jets. Thank you John for bringing us the video. Is there some kind of design flaw in those main gear mechanisms? Looks like one of them got stuck in the retracted configuration after he lowered the gear again at 8:07. I hope Xfly can fix it with the production batch.
Thanks Enzo! There is NO design flaw with the gear, just some things going on with the initialization which got rectified on subsequent flights. The gear worked flawlessly in the many flights after this one, almost all of which I captured and will be showing up in the next few days. This model is absolutely amazing! Cheers my friend!
@@JustwingitRC Thanks for the answer, John. Hope they land tomorrow for us, coz I can't wait till April! lol
@@enzok6414 Indeed Enzo! I think I heard sometime in the early summer; I have another video coming out soon where the lead demo pilot (Jeremy Solt) explains a lot of what's coming next with the project. Stay tuned!
Everyone's excited about this one!! I wanted a G model havoc so bad i converted a tiger cat into a hybrid!!
HAH! Nice Chris!
So I need to ask a question as I have been out of the hobby for a few years. Banana Hobby used to have a horrible reputation from putting out terrible products. Have they improved? Perhaps they are under new management and have cleaned up some of the issues. I love these B-1s and was seriously thinking about getting one. I just don't want to waste money on something that is not any good. I am not trying to throw anyone under the bus. Serious question here, should I spend the money?
These are real, honest questions. I can only say this: all companies can improve, and I think it's likely Banana Hobby has. Besides, you have to realize this model is made by Xfly. Xfly is to my understanding, basically the top 4 or 5 model designers and engineers that left FMS to start XFly. Banana Hobby is the exclusive distributor. Watch the next videos I have posted about this model, and in particular the video with Jeremy Solt explaining the various design features, and I think you're going to be impressed..
Loving how many swing wing jets are hitting the market
For sure brother! It's a picture of where we are at with today's technology...
Awesome flight of 3 wet dreams at once. RAW. Nicely done wingman 👏 👌 👍🏻
Thanks Roy! It was so cool to be there for this...what a surprise for sure 🤠🤙
Fabulous are they jets or EDF
EDF jets my friend...
Kudos for a fantastic plane. It would be nice to have a stabilized camera, or even a chase drone as the vid was very poor quality considering such a monumental release.
I didn't even know these models would be at AEF, so I was taken by surprise for sure! I was just happy to capture the moment, however amateurish it may appear. All the best to you!
Tnx for sharing
Thank you brother!
Nice i preordered myself.
Awesome brother! She's a sweet ship for sure my friend!
Is this the first time these guys flew together? "Team" in name only.
Two have flown quite a bit together, one was new. Oh, BTW, the planes had only been in country less than a week. Maybe you should check the three other videos I posted of this model...
No gear retract? No delta wing ?
I've posted 4 videos of this jet so far on my RUclips channel. I'd recommend you check out my other videos and I guarantee you'll see the gear and wings in action 😉👍
Can we have the Avro Vulcan as well?
Hah! That would be super cool for sure!
Windy landings. Good job.
Thank you my friend!
Nice!
Thank you my friend!
What is the scale ?
Not sure, but in my walkaround video with Jeremy Solt he goes over the specs of wingspan, length, etc. I'm sure you could figure out the scale from there...
3 of them, but not a single high speed pass or even a gear up pass? Can appreciate a new product, but I'd want to know more about what a $700 aircraft can do before I'd put the money down for one.
I have 3 other videos on my channel featuring these models. I'd suggest you check them out my friend...
We had an odd anomaly on the debut flight where the gear didn’t cycle on two of the 3 planes. The gear and wing sweep flying happened several times during the event. As a note we figured out the issue in later testing and have resolved the issue we found. The final production In final quality tests has V-2 gear retracts.
@@bananahobby Thanks so much for checking in and YES, in the other videos in the series I shot at the event, the gear cycled flawlessly and the wing sweep feature was very impressive! A fantastic and ground-breaking model!
Nice video
Thanks my friend!
Nice video. I wish I was there. I do a lot of aerial chasing videos. Can't wait till someone gets one near me so I can do some epic in air filming! So Banana hobby if you're listening. If you're anywhere near El Paso or Albuquerque hit me up I'll get you some good promo shots, for free! Lol
Thanks for checking in my friend! This AEF was EPIC, you should try to make it out next time!
@@JustwingitRC
Andy a guy I know from Albuquerque was out there I didn't find out about it until that afternoon while you were filming. I'm kind of out of the loop on things like that.
@@SgtJamesRay Oh, that's cool. I hope you can make it in the future!
I think the intro price was announced over speaker. $699. Take my $$ 😁
Correct my friend!
Wow 😎🆒 stuff
Thank you my friend 😁👍
Why didnt they use any of the features? Gear down and wings out formation? Pretty lame debut..
The reason was because we had an anomaly with the gear we hadn’t seen before. We landed, recycled power and flew a full on performance flight with all that you are questioning.
ruclips.net/video/p0Agok_Fkj4/видео.html
Truth...
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wow three beautifully R/C model B-1B airplanes...
how about variable-sweep wings
These have variable sweep wings my friend, just check out the next few videos on the channel. You're gonna see the wings sweep for sure! All the best!
Should be no problem "distinguishing" one bomber from the other since they all look the same.
Hah! For sure...
I was excited until I heard 700 dollars. 300 to 500 might be reasonable for a PNP. Not interested anymore. It is just a twin 70mm. If there's a kit version, I have plenty of extra fans and servos. I'd be happy to put my own together.
To each his own. Twin 70mm fans, swing wings, all the tech inside to make it all work. Not to mention all new molds, never been done before. Yeah, 700 is actually pretty fair. I suspect they will sell all their pre-orders...
@@JustwingitRC you're probably right. I just won't be buying one. They'd sell more and profit more at a lower price point. When you don't price-lock certain people out of a product, you'll sell way more products. Especially something that hasn't been done before. If it were another twin flanker, twin airliner, or model that has other options in different brands, the higher price point might be more profitable as long as there were more scale features than the competition. This is a plane that would sell exponentially more products in a lower price tier. That's just my opinion.
One 6s!?.....👍🏽
I know, pretty hard to believe!
Why no retractable gear! Spoils what looked like a good model
Ummm...you might want to check out the very next video I posted of this plane. In fact, I currently have 4 videos up on this plane. And yes, the gear retracts...
@Justwingit How very odd then, that 3 serious company pilots demonstrated the model so poorly.
@@tabdycollins You might do yourself a favour and check out the other videos I posted on my channel of this model...far from being demonstrated poorly...
I'm getting motion sickness from all of the camera movement.
Must be because of the six titanium screws holding my right shoulder together due to injuries sustained in combat. Sorry dude...
B.U.T.Ful
Indeed sir, indeed...
Great planes, terrible landings.
Want greasers? Check out the other videos I have posted...I have two others up right now...
ruclips.net/video/p0Agok_Fkj4/видео.html
@@soltproductions Thanks Jeremy, that was a greaser for sure! Hey all, please be sure to check out Jeremy's videos as well!!
Have camera man a Woody!
The camera man had a Woody!
Yawn.......źzzzzzzz....wake me up when they're in the air plz
3rd pilot is drunk
Umm...and the reason for this conclusion? I really hope you're just joking around..
Which ones which?
Hah! Right?!
Still an overpriced chunk of styrofoam
Then don't buy it...simple!
@@JustwingitRC Trust me,,, I won't